For municipalities and organizations impacted by wildfires or other emergencies, the Resilient Communities Fund is open to donations for long-term recovery and rebuilding initiatives. The charter community of Fort Good Hope used a grant from this fund to conduct emergency management training in the aftermath of a wildfire. On June...
Impact Story – Makerspace YK – Shop Skills Development Initiative
In 2024/25, the Yellowknife Community Fund issued a grant to the Shop Skills Development Initiative, a project of Makerspace YK, implemented over that summer.As an organization, Makerspace is all about reducing barriers. They offer shared workspaces, knowledge, and tools that many of us do not have access to on our...
Impact Story – Dene Nahjo – Hide Tanning Mentorship Camps
In 2024/2025, the Yellowknife Community Foundation supported Dene Nahjo with a grant from the Sharon Morrison Memorial Indigenous Education Fund. The funding went towards Dene Nahjo's Hide Tanning Mentorship Program: a ten day camp for Indigenous people to gather on the land to teach and learn traditional hide tanning skills.Previously, the...